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In just two centuries, Toronto has grown from a far-flung outpost of the British Empire to a world-class city, the largest in Canada. This book is the first to illustrate Toronto's history through contemporary maps, drawn at the time to record, promote or illustrate major events. Collected together for the first time, these beautiful, revelatory documents add up to a fascinating visual history of the city's development. The book covers all of today's Greater Toronto Area, from Mississauga in the west to Oshawa in the east. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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New to the city myself (and, admittedly, rather a map geek too), I have learned a great deal just by browsing this excellent book. Names, geographical features, road layouts make much more sense to me now that I learned how they came to be. For example, I realized that a street in my neighborhood called "Indian Road" is so named because it follows an ancient path used by the Mississauga Nation long before the first settlers came to the shores of Lake Ontario. As the settlement, then the city grew, it spread its network of roads around this ancient path, connecting modern urban design with age-old wisdom. It's easy to forget how much a city grows organically. Studying historical maps is a great way to bring that fact back to life. ( )